You Still Put the Uniform On - Holly Cahill

You Still Put the Uniform On Lyrics

People will talk, though they don’t understand
Situations you’re in can get so out of hand
They’ll state their lies as if they are fact
Once the damage is done you can’t take it back
You do your best to protect and serve
But are treated in ways that you don’t deserve
They call you names and spit in your face
But if you weren’t there, who would take your place?
Cause you spend your life in danger, could take a bullet for a stranger, always have to be brave and tough

Though it’ll never be enough
And when they are critical of you
They should walk a mile in your shoes
The days are hard, the nights are long
But you still put the uniform on
You come home from work
And kiss your kids on the head
Chase monsters from the streets
And out from under their beds
What they don’t understand is that you’re human too
Just trying to survive, got a family counting on you
You do your best to protect and serve
But are treated in ways that you don’t deserve
They call you names and spit in your face
But if you weren’t there, who would take your place?
Would you take your place?
Cause you spend your life in danger, could take a bullet for a stranger, always have to be brave and tough
Though it’ll never be enough
And when they are critical of you
They should walk a mile in your shoes
The days are hard, the nights are long
But you still put the uniform on
Too many gone, too many lost
Is it all worth it?
What is the cost?
Mothers and fathers, sons and daughters,
Got so much to lose, why do you bother?
But you always choose to…
spend your life in danger, and take a bullet for a stranger
Cause you spend your life in danger, could take a bullet for a stranger, always have to be brave and tough
Though it’ll never be enough
And when they are critical of you
They should walk a mile in your shoes
The days are hard, the nights are long
But you still put the uniform on
You still put the uniform on
You still put the uniform on
You still put that uniform on